Hazel M. Rajchel, 78

Friday

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Hazel M. Rajchel, 78, of New Hartford died on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, N.Y.

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Hazel M. Rajchel, 78, of New Hartford died on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, N.Y.

She was born on May 6, 1930, in Caroga, N.Y., the daughter of the late Homer and Mae Mosher Stock. She attended Johnstown High School in Johnstown, N.Y.

Hazel married Fred R. Rajchel in Johnstown, a blessed union of 52 years. She began her working career at New York Telephone and Telegraph and retired from the Savings Bank of Utica. Hazel had a great love for animals, especially for her birds, dogs and cats. She also enjoyed collecting dolls.

She is survived by her husband, Fred Rajchel, of New Hartford, N.Y.; two children, Karen Lagasse and her husband, Ted, of Cape Cod, and Jeffrey Rajchel of Salem; four beloved grandchildren, Abigail, Rachel, Grant and Adam; daughter-in-law Lisa Rajchel of Greenwich, Conn.; brother Earl Stock and his wife, Connie, of Cold Brook, N.Y.; sister Lorraine Oulrey and her husband, Sam, of Bonita Springs, Fla.; special cousins Robert and Louise Stock; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Gregory J. Rajchel, and sister Carrie Christman.

The family would like to thank the staff on the third floor at St. Elizabeth Medical Center for their excellent care and compassion shown to Hazel and the family.

A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26, from the Dimbleby, Friedel, Williams & Edmunds Funeral Home, 13 Oxford Road, New Hartford, N.Y. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., at St. John the Evangelist Church, New Hartford, N.Y. Calling hours will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday prior to the funeral. Interment will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, friends may consider donating to the American Heart Association in her memory.

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